Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Mycetophilidae larva???

Posted by Alexandru Pintilioaie on 06-10-2012 19:16
#1
Hi all :),

This interesting larva (~ 2 cm in lenght) was found by my friend in a dead Alnus viridis wood, infected with microfungus inside it. This larva belong to Mycetophilidae? Also around it was something like a silk, the diptera larvae can produce silk ?

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Posted by Gnats2meetu on 06-10-2012 19:32
#2
Can you rear it? Definitely fungus gnat and yes it produces its own silk. I bet it's a Keroplatid

Posted by Alexandru Pintilioaie on 08-10-2012 18:43
#3
Thank you very much for help ! Unfortunately the specimen wasn;t collected, maybe next time ;)

All the best,
Alex :)